Finished reading: We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets πŸ“š

Douglas Coupland lite, hyped because of the social media moral panic.

Finished reading: Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra πŸ“š

I read it fast, which is a good sign. One of those ‘does what it says on the can really well’ books.

Finished reading: Human Traces by Sebastian Faulks πŸ“š

Really interesting stuff about early psychiatric/neurology research, but not enough plot and too much about building cable cars.

Finished reading: Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore πŸ“š

The chapters on his death and the subsequent manoeuvring, with some of the players and their relatives hanging on into the Gorbachev era are actually the best bits. Makes me want to rewatch Ianucci’s Death of Stalin.

Currently reading: The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann πŸ“š

Wish me luck. It’s a long climb.

Currently reading: Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore πŸ“š

There’s a lot of juicy gossip in here, but you have to wade through a lot of tedium too.